SSA @ KCM

August 31, 1939

Final Score: SSA 1 - KCM 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Holland Field
Attendance
3,000
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Hilton Smith
Losing Pitcher
calhl101

Umpires

Home Plate
Lewellyn Dewey
First Base
Perkins

Line Score

SSA @ KCM — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 5
KCM 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 x 4 8 0

SSA Batting

SSA @ KCM — SSA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Buddy Armour 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Bradford 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Lefty Calhoun 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jimmy Ford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Leslie Green 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500
Ed Mayweather 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Marshall Riddle 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bobby Robinson 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Theolic Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Raymond Taylor 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Dan Wilson 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 32 1 8 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250

KCM Batting

SSA @ KCM — KCM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Newt Allen 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Rainey Bibbs 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Joe Greene 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Henry Milton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck O'Neil 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667
Hilton Smith 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Turkey Stearnes 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jesse Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 27 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .222

SSA Pitching

SSA @ KCM — SSA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lefty Calhoun (L) L 8.0 8 4 2 0 5 0 2.25
Team Totals 8.0 8 4 2 0 5 0 2.25

KCM Pitching

SSA @ KCM — KCM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hilton Smith (W) W 9.0 8 1 1 2 12 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 1 1 2 12 0 1.00

St. Louis Stars at Kansas City Monarchs, August 31, 1939

At home, the Kansas City Monarchs won 4-1 over the St. Louis Stars on August 31, 1939, a League Championship Series game. The game information lists attendance of 3,000 and a night start. The St. Louis Stars' only run came in the seventh inning. The Kansas City Monarchs' runs came in the fourth and seventh innings, 2 of them in the fourth. Hits were 8 for the St. Louis Stars and 8 for the Kansas City Monarchs, with 5 and 0 errors. The win went to Hilton Smith, allowing 1 earned run on 8 hits in 9.0 innings. Calhl101 took the loss. Hilton Smith led all pitchers with 12 strikeouts. The St. Louis Stars' top hitter was Bobby Robinson, 2 for 3. The Kansas City Monarchs' top hitter was Buck O'Neil, 2 for 3. Behind the plate was umpire Lewellyn Dewey.

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